rarement/ʁaʁ.mɑ̃/
adverb · A2 · Frequency 3493
adverb
Meanings
rarely, seldom
Adverb indicating low frequency of an action or event, commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Je bois rarement du café après le déjeuner.
I rarely drink coffee after lunch.
Ce train est rarement à l'heure le vendredi soir.
This train is rarely on time on Friday evenings.
Elle sort rarement sans prévenir sa famille.
She rarely goes out without informing her family.
Collocations
- sortir rarementrarely go out
Common mistakes
Je rarement vais au parc.
Je vais rarement au parc.
French adverbs like 'rarement' usually follow the verb (or come after the object of a transitive verb); they must not be placed between subject and verb.
Il est rarement malade.
Il est rare qu’il soit malade.
'Rarement' is an adverb modifying verbs; 'rare que...' is a fixed construction (adjective 'rare' + subjunctive clause) — they are not interchangeable.